Settlement
To successfully enter the United States, _______________ immigrants passed through Ellis Island and _______________ immigrants passed through Angel Island.
European; Asian
Match the important American inventor to his invention: Peanut Products
George Washington Carver
The Treaty of _______________ in 1919 gave terms for ending World War I and was extremely tough on Germany.
Versailles
Which major event launched the Great Depression in the United States?
Stock Market Crash of 1929
The term used to describe the global war without shots being fired from the 1950s to the 1970s was
Cold War
The Homestead Act offered free land in which region of the country?
Great Plains
Match the important American inventor to his invention: Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
The sinking of the American passenger ship _______________ helped bring America into World War I.
RMS Lusitania
Jim Crow laws were designed to ______________ blacks and whites
seperate
The New Deal created a variety of _______________ to help the American economy recover.
government funded programs
What attracted European farmers to the United States?
There was lots of inexpensive land available.
Match the important American inventor to his invention: Light Bulb
Thomas Edison
How did the U.S. respond to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
declared war on Japan and entered WWII
The organization that helped former slaves begin a new life after the Civil War was:
Freedman's Bureau
Which words best describe yellow journalism reporting during the Spanish-American War?
exaggerated and misleading
What was the significance of the Lost State of Franklin?
It was Tennessee’s first attempt at statehood.
The forced removal of the Cherokee from the Southeast U.S. to Indian Territory was known as the:
Trail of Tears
Invasions by Germany of _______________ and by Japan of _______________ helped bring about World War II.
Poland; Manchuria
Match each Progressive Era struggle to its goal or achievement: Women suffered from inequality
pass the 19th Amendment to give women the right to vote
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a rebirth of African American art, literature, music, and culture
Write the year Tennessee became a state, the name of Tennessee’s first governor, and the original capital.
Tennessee statehood: 1796 first governor: John Sevier original capital: Knoxville
Why did the South need to move toward industrialization after the Civil War?
Advancements in technology on farms meant fewer jobs were available, so Southern industries needed to grow in order to provide jobs for Southerners.
or.....
With slavery ended, a large population of former slaves needed jobs, and plantations could no longer depend on free slave labor
Identify leaders of the Axis nations during World War II. (Choose 3)
Hitler
Mussolini
Hirohito
Tojo
How did labor unions, particularly the American Federation of Labor, bring about change for American workers?
Labor unions negotiated with company owners for better wages and better working conditions.
Explain how Sequoyah changed the lives of the Cherokee people.
Sequoyah created a syllabary so the Cherokee people could communicate and document their history by using a written language.